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Website Credibility Is anything we’re told true?

Website Credibility Is anything we’re told true?

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Website CredibilityIs anything we’re told true?

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The Paleo Diethttp://thepaleodiet.com/

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AuthorityWho is responsible for the websites content?

• Loren Cordain PhD• The Paleo Diet LLC• Contributors have undergrads or

certifications only

Authority

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AccuracyIs the content reliable?

Accuracy

• Current blog linked from front page

• Blogs have references• Quoting articles from 2009 (Time),

2007 (Science Daily)• Several references are cyclical

and link back to past articles written on ThePaleoDiet.com 

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CurrencyIs this website up to date?

Currency

• Most recent book for sale, 2015 The Real Paleo Diet

• No dates• Outdated info• Dead, circular links• Loosely fact checked

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ObjectivityIs this website free from personal opinion and biases?

Objectivity

• Attempts to sway personal lifestyle

• Biases and agendas are clear • Ads are not clearly differentiated

from informational content• But it does have AdChoices link at

bottom of page, which is a nice courtesy

• NO objectivity• Commercial and Advocacy

advertising

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CoverageDoes this website successfully cover the topic?

Coverage

• Not a great range and depth of topics (one diet, one set of food types, leaves out legumes, dairy, grains)

• Site Map has – Books– Home– Events– Blog– Podcast– Store– Recipes– Information on Loren Cordain

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Eat Right, Academy of Nutrition and Dieteticshttp://www.eatright.org/

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Authority Who is responsible for the websites content?

Authority

• The Academy is led by a Board of Directors comprised of national leaders in food, nutrition and health

• It is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals

• The Academy has over 75,000 members — registered dietitian nutritionists, dietetic technicians, registered, and other dietetics professionals holding undergraduate and advanced degrees in nutrition and dietetics, and students

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AccuracyIs the content reliable?

Accuracy

• It is free of spelling, punctuation, grammatical, and typographical errors

• It is detailed and comprehensive, recent

• Lists sources for presented information

• Links to reputable outside sources• Contains charts, graphs, and

tables that are labeled and legible

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CurrencyIs this website up to date?

Currency

• Copyright is as of 2015. Articles are posted and updated regularly

• Articles and information are written with a serious and informative writing style

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ObjectivityIs this website free from personal opinion and biases?

Objectivity

• Agendas are clearly stated, and advertising is differentiated from the informational content

• Content is not influenced by outside interests, political or commercial pressures, private or industry sponsors, advertisers, donors, partners or collaborators or any personal interests

• The Academy is committed to improving the nation's health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy

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CoverageDoes this website successfully cover the topic?

Coverage

• There is a wide range of topics covered under nutrition. Information is easy to find by search and through global navigation. All information is presented professionally

• Topics are listed on the websites home page as well as the sitemap